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Profile of Ron Kovic
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Ron Kovic |
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4th July 1946 |
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Ladysmith, Wisconsin, USA |
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Ron Kovic (born July 4, 1946) was a U.S. Marine who served two tours of duty in the Vietnam War where he was awarded the Bronze Star, and the Purple Heart. In combat on January 20, 1968 He suffered a spinal cord injury which left him paralized from the chest down. He became one of the best known peace activists among the veterans of the war.
recent photo: http://la.indymedia.org/uploads/2003/09/ron-kovic-sm.jpg
Here's a poem by Ron Kovic:
I am the living death
the memorial day on wheels
I am your Yankee Doodle Dandy
your John Wayne come home
your fourth of July firecracker
exploding in the grave
Kovic was born in Ladysmith, Wisconsin and grew up in Massapequa, New York.
His autobiography, Born on the Fourth of July, was adapted as an Academy Award winning film directed by Oliver Stone and starring Tom Cruise as Kovic. Academy Award winning Actress Jane Fonda has stated that Ron Kovic's story was the inspiration for her film Coming Home.
Bobby Muller, Bill Wieman, Mark Clevinger, and Ron Kovic were spat upon by Republicans at the 1972 Republican National Convention.
http://pej.org/html/print.php?sid=2718
In November 2003 he joined the large protests in London against the visit of George W. Bush.
On 13 June 2005 08:20 AM he wrote the following: http://pej.org/html/print.php?sid=2718
External resources
- Kovic Biography from the Independent Media Institute
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